[Rich Biebel]

Just an observation here from someone that does not race Stock....but has and did in the old days as well as the modern era a few times with various Stockers....



Since they do so few teardowns and have very little time or manpower or will to bother with teardowns at most races.....they are now making an example of someone who failed a teardown for questionable issues.....so it sends a message that you are under the gun so to speak so you better be extra carefull.....although in this case it appears to be totally arbitrary....

and yes your lift will definitely change with any change in lifter pushrod cup height and or pushrod length......and if your very close could easily go over with something different. used to check lift......

I agree that they never fined people for infractions like this as far as I can recall.....generally show up with your car apart for inspection and checked for legality in the area where you were off previously....or a time off penalty......unless you were caught with something really blatently illegal like a delay box....or something like that......

I had a carb checked once and I was told it was too smooth in the base plate bores....a Q-jet.....size was fine but it was too smooth for their liking.....I was told I could race it but don't bring it back to another race.....the car was so slow I asked for someone elses carb that they might have in there tech trailer.....and they could keep my "too smooth carb".... it barely got a chuckle from the tech guy........